“In watching last night's news briefing, we were upset to note that you flippantly addressed the recently approved repeal of the military ban on bestiality,” the group wrote in the letter to Carney. “With respect, this is no laughing matter. Our office has been flooded with calls from Americans who are upset that this ban has been repealed—and for good reason. As we outlined in the attached letter sent yesterday to the secretary of defense, animal abuse does not affect animals only—it is also a matter of public safety, as people who abuse animals very often go on to abuse human beings.”

The question about bestiality came from WorldNetDaily reporter Lester Kinsolving – a longtime White House correspondent whose questions about homosexuality and sodomy have made him infamous. Kinsolving’s question concerned an accidental deletion in the Uniform Code of Military Justice that bans sex with animals. Carney declined to comment and told reporters, “Let’s get to something more serious.”

“Are you sure you don't want to take any more questions on bestiality?” amused reporters asked Carney after he declined to answer Kinsolving’s question.

But PETA says the legislative mistake leaves animals vulnerable and wants it fixed by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta or Congress. The group sent another letter to Panetta on Monday, requesting that he re-add a bestiality provision to military law.

"Animal abuse is an issue of community safety that should be taken seriously by all government staff," said PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk in a statement. "We hope that the public outcry against this inadvertent lapse will inspire the military to take action to make sure that it will be able to fully and appropriately serve and protect all Americans—human and nonhuman alike."

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They let someone from "World Net Daily" into White House press briefings?

They are a fringe operation focused on bizarre conspiracy theories and vile extremist views. It is no wonder that their WH reporter continually asks questions about sodomy...it is an obsession that suits their leadership.

If World Net Daily is at the White House, then they might as well have reporters from Weekly World News, the Globe, the National Examiner and every other cheap supermarket tabloid that makes money from lurid sensationalist factually challenged "news" coverage.

You got to be kidding me ? Is PETA serious ? What ? No bestiality allowed in the military ? That's half the fun being in the military. In the Nam we had our way with water buffalo all the time. Monkeys too ( before the AIDS thing ) . Snakes now and then as well, especially cute pythons. It was however difficult to rape a tiger as they put up too much of a fuss. Elephants were out of the question. The comments I just made are just as ignorant as the ones PETA made. Guess Politico got bored with their usual story lines huh ?

An ACCIDENTAL deletion in the Military Code of Justice that bans sex with animals? That's how this is being spun? The most deliberative body in the world, the US Senate, is no longer even capable of correctly editing legislation for print?

If PETA persists in this vein of argument they WILL get traction for their cause. They will also be rebuked by their Progressive Liberal higher-ups who will very quickly recognize the potential damage to their higher-ups. Let the rank and file PETA members and sympathizers see what happens to this objective concern. They'll soon learn that they are merely to do as they are told, for the greater good of the cause. The Joke's on the whole PETA organization. When you see it for what it is, you may want to join us in removing the highest-up. Reject phony hope and change when you see it.

If PETA persists in this vein of argument they WILL get traction for their cause. They will also be rebuked by their Progressive Liberal higher-ups who will very quickly recognize the potential damage to their higher-ups. Let the rank and file PETA members and sympathizers see what happens to this objective concern. They'll soon learn that they are merely to do as they are told, for the greater good of the cause. The Joke's on the whole PETA organization. When you see it for what it is, you may want to join us in removing the highest-up. Reject phony hope and change when you see it.

If PETA persists in this vein of argument they WILL get traction for their cause. They will also be rebuked by their Progressive Liberal higher-ups who will very quickly recognize the potential damage to their higher-ups. Let the rank and file PETA members and sympathizers see what happens to this objective concern. They'll soon learn that they are merely to do as they are told, for the greater good of the cause. The Joke's on the whole PETA organization. When you see it for what it is, you may want to join us in removing the highest-up. Reject phony hope and change when you see it.

A Vietnam Veteran wags his tail, "Elephants were out of the question."

No ladder?

There is a need for bestiality laws to protect animals. This was never an issue until more modern times which led to this advent of "bestiality clubs". There are obvious abuse issues related to this type of activity. Quite often this abuse is inflicted upon humans such as the infamous Enumclaw case which cost a stupid man his life. More often injury or death is inflicted by animal bite or by animal kick such as with mares and stallions. Sometimes humans, mostly men, end up suffering the abuse, rightfully so.

This issue of a lack of informed consent is good common sense; animals are not capable of giving consent, most of the time.

I have worked with horses all my life, washing, grooming, breaking and saddle training. This leads to "emotional relationships" between handlers and horses. Early on, during my childhood, I discovered both mares and stallions do become amorous. This is not so noticeable with mares unless you know horses well. Stallions, well, this is highly noticeable. Stallions display many behaviors which suggest consent such as nosing and pushing in a certain place, rubbing and snorting along with displaying a significant d signal impossible not to notice.

Breeding stallions need consensual attention daily to prevent plumbing clogging which is a common problem. Through all my decades of working with horses, no stallion ever objected to this type of tender care to keep his plumbing clean, clear and ready. Quite the opposite, when I reported for work early morning, those stallions came running to greet me with bright eyes and grins.

Dolphins and porpoises are well known for actively displaying consensual activities with female human ocean swimmers.

Nonetheless, there is a need for laws to protect animals from abuse. This is a reflection on how our humankind has devolved into accepting certain behaviors which are not only immoral but often cruel. Another type of behavior is just as cruel. This is ranching animals for nothing more than their fur such as the fox and the mink. This is exceptionally cruel and harvesting fur is what gave PETA its beginning.

Humans are notorious for destroying and killing Mother Nature. We humans need to make amends.

I am left of center but PETA is so over the top it's easy to see anything they do is only a plea for attention for effect they insure there is no reason to take them seriously

It's a play on the repeal of DADT. The argument by nutter butters is that homosexuality leads to beastiality. The "protestors" here make the opposite argument that beastiality leads to homosexuality to illustrate how ASSININE the former argument is. Unfortunately, the subtlety is COMPLETELY lost on nutter butters because they are simply too dense to get it.

Bestiality is more common than people think - just about every child porn case bestiality is generally included in their collection of filth. The internet is FULL of bestiality such as beastforum(dot)com with personal ads in every single state with PAGES full of zoophiles wanting to have sex orgies with animals and trade home made bestiality videos. I've been trying for years to get the Federal government to file an anti-bestiality bill but apparently the Feds do NOT think bestiality is obscene and unnatural, and there are no laws against bestiality porn which is all over the net. Only 31 States have some kind of law against bestiality and most of them are small misdemeanors. We are a nation full of heathens full of disgusting FILTH - believing humans having sex with beasts is either a laughing matter or trivial - people ARE raping countless dogs and other animals. And they can't talk and tell anybody they were raped. The human race is filthy and vile, and our nation tolerating this is evidence how terrible and horrible people truly are.

What is the White House trying to hide? Why are they avoiding answering the question on beastiality? Is a story about to come to the surface? Is this why Obama's went on vacation as millions look for work and feed their families with the mere pitance of food stamps? Did they take the dog with them?